St. Stephan's Crown
Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos White Blend
Tokaj, Eszak-Magyarorszag, Hungary
The setting was great; reading a (to me) new Burgess novel and listening to the Goldberg Variations with the sunset over the sea. The wine was good: a fine golden hue with a hint of light sea-green running through it; dragonfruit, wheatgrass, lavender honey, and an elusive core of sweaty orange skin; it's a shame the acidity is too dominant - the palate is a bit plain with cutting acidity overwhelming the (somewhat underwhelming) raisiny sweetness. Unbalanced and a bit short. Would be lovely with savoury food and went well with the lightly smoked Luques olives. Still, I can't help feeling it's a bit of a poor effort...
The setting was great; reading a (to me) new Burgess novel and listening to the Goldberg Variations with the sunset over the sea. The wine was good: a fine golden hue with a hint of light sea-green running through it; dragonfruit, wheatgrass, lavender honey, and an elusive core of sweaty orange skin; it's a shame the acidity is too dominant - the palate is a bit plain with cutting acidity overwhelming the (somewhat underwhelming) raisiny sweetness. Unbalanced and a bit short. Would be lovely with savoury food and went well with the lightly smoked Luques olives. Still, I can't help feeling it's a bit of a poor effort...
Aug 6th, 2015Arrack, pears and dates on the nose. Tastes of dates, oranges and lemon zest. Fiery in a mildly unpleasant way. Flavours are disparate and jagged.
Arrack, pears and dates on the nose. Tastes of dates, oranges and lemon zest. Fiery in a mildly unpleasant way. Flavours are disparate and jagged.
Oct 16th, 2015Good balance between sweet and dry, goes superbly with cheese
Good balance between sweet and dry, goes superbly with cheese
Sep 15th, 2015Lovely and luscious. Could have a bit more acid for my liking
Lovely and luscious. Could have a bit more acid for my liking
Feb 24th, 2015
Fruktig och delikat, smörkola, honung, gul mogen frukt. Plommon, päron. Liten blommighet i doften. Sötman håller till rabarberpaj med knäcktäcke och vaniljsås.
Fruktig och delikat, smörkola, honung, gul mogen frukt. Plommon, päron. Liten blommighet i doften. Sötman håller till rabarberpaj med knäcktäcke och vaniljsås.
Jun 30th, 2018
